REPORT OF THE GREY VALLEY AND TEREMAKAU PETITION COMMITTEE; WITH THE REPORT OF THE COMMISSIONER APPOINTED BY THE SUPERINTENDENT OF THE PROVINCE OF NELSON UPON THE SUBJECT.

Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1870 Session I, F-03

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REPORT OF THE GREY VALLEY AND TEREMAKAU PETITION COMMITTEE; WITH THE REPORT OF THE COMMISSIONER APPOINTED BY THE SUPERINTENDENT OF THE PROVINCE OF NELSON UPON THE SUBJECT.

RETORT BROUGHT UP 25th AUGUST, 1870, AND ORDERED TO BE PRINTED. WELLINGTON. 1870.

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The Select Committee of the House of Bepresentatives, to whom was referred the Betition of the Inhabitants of the Grey Valley and Teremakau Districts praying for annexation to the Province of Nelson, after taking into consideration the Petition, and the Beport of the Commissioner appointed by the Superintendent of Nelson upon the subject, have the honour to report, and are of opinion,— That it is desirable that both sides of the Grey Valley, together with the district northwards of tho Teremakau Eiver (which is commercially connected with the Town of Greymouth), should be under one Government; and are further of opinion and recommend that the prayer of the Petitioners be complied with. N. Edwaeds, 25th August, 1870. Chairman.

APPENDIX A. Sic,— Greymouth, 23rd July, 1870. I have the honour to inform you that, in compliance with the instructions contained in your letter of 29th June, I have made full inquiry into the circumstances of that portion of the County of Westland lying to the north of the Teremakau, so far as they appear to bear upon the question of its annexation to the Brovince of Nelson. In the course of my inquiries I have collected a mass of statistics from the different Departments, both of the General Government and the County, at Hokitika, the Greenstone, and Greymouth. This information I have endeavoured to condense into as small a compass as possible, appending such documents only as are absolutely necessary for reference, and for the complete understanding of the case. Wherever it was possible, I have taken my data from official sources ; but several of the points to which my attention was directed being matters rather of opinion than of certainty, I have sought to obtain the views not only of the members of the Annexation Committee, but of the Managers of the local Banks, and of others who would be likely from their position to give an unbiassed opinion. Much valuable information has been elicited in this way. I have also traversed the country in various directions, so that I am able to speak with some degree of confidence as to the general features of the country, —the quality of the soil, the state of the roads, and the present aspect of the mining industry. The information that I have collected from these various sources will fall naturally under several distinct heads, which I shall take separately before proceeding to summarize the results. Revenue from all Sources, for the Year ending 30th June, 1870. The returns under this head having been compiled entirely from official sources, it will only be necessary here to enumerate the various items from which the revenue is made up, giving tho amount yielded by each. A more detailed statement will be found in the Appendix marked A. The revenue may be conveniently divided into eight heads (See A 1) — £ s. d. 1. Customs, including gold duty, ... £6,043 7 1 „ and import duty ... ... 9,001 14 9 15,045 1 10 2. Post Office ... ... ... ... ... 1,323 17 3 3. Telegraph ... ... ... ... ... 967 3 6 4. Wardens' Courts, including miners'rights ... ... 7,144 15 8 5. Eesident Magistrates' Courts ... ... ... 1,795 18 6 6. District Court receipts ... ... ... ... 99 6 0 7. Land sales ... ... ... ... ... 46 0 0 8. Stamp duties ... ... ... ... ... 682 18 9 £27,105 1 6 Probability of Increase of Revenue and Permanence of Gold Fields. A comparison between the amounts received from the district north of the Teremakau in the financial years 1868-69 and 1869-70 respectively, from the three principal services of revenue—Gold duty, import duty, and tho Magistrates' and Wardens' Court fees (tho latter item including miners' rights and business and publicans' licenses) —will afford the most decisive test of the increasing prosperity of the district. The returns (See B) from gold duty have increased during the past year from £4,687 18s. 2d. to £6,043 7s. Id. ; tho import revenue from £8,233 4s. lOd. to £9,001 14s. 9d. ; and the receipts from Wardens' and Magistrates' Courts from £5,384 13s. 9d. to £8,940 14s. 2d.; —showing a total increase of £5,679 19s. 3d. With regard to the probable permanence of the gold fields in this district, a far more intimate acquaintance with their past history and present condition than I can pretend to would be required to give my opinion on this point much weight.

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The general opinion of the people of all classes whom I have consulted is, that even independently of new discoveries, which the gradual opening up of the country may reasonably be expected to lead to, the present ground is sufficiently rich and extensive to support a considerable population for some years. My own observation also led me to believe that tho extensive waterworks at the Greenstone would insure a large yield of gold from that quarter for some time ; large sums are also being expended in races and machinery intended to develop the easily accessible ground on the South beach, near Greymouth. Expenditure for the past Twelve Months, from July 1, 1869, to June 30, 1870, and Estimate of possible Reductions. It may reasonably be asked why the Schedule marked D, and appended to this Beport, should be headed " Approximate Estimate," when absolute accuracy was so desirable. I must explain, in selfdefence, that the County Treasurer undertook to furnish me with a detailed statement of the sums expended by the County north of the Teremakau during the [past year. After considerable delay, being again applied to, he informed me that he was unable to furnish me with the required details. As no annual balance sheet, apparently, is published by the County, I had no alternative but to extract the information piecemeal from various sources, a tedious and not altogether satisfactory process. I am confident, however, that the statement I have drawn up is a very close approach to the truth, and that no serious mistake has crept into my calculations. If anything, the margin that I have allowed is too liberal, as I was anxious not to under-estimate the liabilities of the North District. The actual expenditure for the past year I put down at £22,872 17s. 2d., and the unavoidable expenditure for the future at £13,129 ss. 9d.; but no allowance is made in this reduced estimate for roads and public works, nor for share of interest on the County debt, £4,486. The addition of this item would make the total expenditure £17,615 ss. 9d., leaving, as shown by the statement of revenue marked A, a balance of £9,489 15s. 9d. for public works, share of Brovincial expenses, and other charges. System of apportioning the Gold Duty between Nelson and Westland. An impression having been for some time prevalent in Nelson, that the Province is a loser by the plan adopted for apportioning the gold duty, I waited upon the Managers of the several Banks in Greymouth, who courteously explained what precautions were taken for entering the gold, as brought in by each seller, under distinct headings for the County and the Province, and further permitted mo to inspect the books, which, in three of the Banks, were furnished with separate columns for gold brought from the two places, the same object being attained in the Bank of New Zealand by prefixing the initials N. or W. to each entry. I also received an official letter from the Collector of Customs at Greymouth, testifying to the care and accuracy with which the Bank returns are compiled. In order to set this question finally at rest, if possible, I obtained a return of the gold revenue received, and of the number of miners' rights issued in the Nelson portion of the Grey Valley, and in Greymouth, respectively, for two years (See also E), the result being as follows : — 1868-69. Nelson, Gold Duty £6,958 3 3 ... Miners' Bights, 2,235 Greymouth, „ 4,369 18 6 ... ~ 1,416 1869-70. Nelson, „ 7,374 13 9 ... „ 2,266 Greymouth, „ 7,144 15 8 ... „ 1,711 In the first year's return, the proportion between the number of miners' rights issued and the gold duty collected is kept very closely ; but in 1869-70,1,711 miners in Westland apparently produced nearly as much gold as 2,266 men on the Nelson side. I confess that lam unable to account for this discrepancy, which may however be only accidental, and confined to one year. Extent of Territory to be annexed, its Character and Value. The total area is about 375 square miles, or 240,500 acres. At least 60,000 acres may be described as absolutely worthless, consisting of rugged and almost inaccessible mountains. The land fit for agriculture may be roughly estimated at 30,000 acres. Though much of the soil of the more level portions of the district is of excellent quality, it is not only covered with dense forest throughout, but the surface, which is generally wet, is interlaced with such a network of roots that to clear and drain it would be exceedingly costly. The time must therefore be far distant when these lands can be profitably occupied by farmers, notwithstanding the high prices obtained on the spot for all kinds of produce. Only 430 acres, including town sections, have yet been sold in this part of the County, and the lands leased for agricultural purposes amount to only 50 acres. The land fit for pasture may be roughly reckoned at 20,000 acres, half of which is open country of poor quality ; 1,250 acres are set apart by Government for townships; and tho Government reserves outside of townships, but including Coal reserves, amount to 5,100 acres. Native reserves occupy 1,090 acres. Comparatively little has yet been done towards opening up the country by means of roads, the metalled tracks throughout the district amounting to only nineteen miles. Amount of Debt of the County of Westland, and the probable Proportion that would be charged lo Nelson. The present County debt amounts to £198,961 13s. 10d., as nearly as I can ascertain, tho precise amount being difficult to arrive at, owing to the way in which the accounts are kept. The annual interest on the loan and sinking fund (which will, of course, diminish yearly from tho operation of the latter) is now £13,460. What proportion of this debt would be charged against the Province of Nelson cannot bo estimated with anything like exactness, as it is impossible to say how far other considerations than that of revenue, such as population, extent and value of territory, Sec, would affect the decision of arbitrators, to whom the question would probably be referred. Taking an official return, compiled for the information of the County Council, and purporting to show the proportionate amount of revenue received in the districts north and south of the Teremakau

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respectively for a period of fifteen months, i.e. from January 1, 1869, to March 31, 1870, the North District would appear to have contributed at the rate of less than 26 per cent., as against rather more than 74 per cent, collected South of the Teremakau. If revenue alone were to be considered, and these figures are to be taken as correct, £3,500 would represent the share of interest chargeable to the North District. I have reason to believe, however, that the proportion of revenue drawn from the North District is now much larger than it was represented to be in the above return, and I am of opinion that the liability of the Northern District under this head may be fairly pu,t down at one-third of the total interest charged against the County, or £4,486 annually. Liability on account of Repairs of Road between Westland and Christchurch. From the nature of tho case, nothing more than an approximate estimate of tho annual liability of the County on this account can be given, the estimates of those even, who, from their position, ought to bo best acquainted with the circumstances, having been hitherto singularly falsified by the result. Taking as a basis the three half-yearly estimates, from July 1869 to December 1870, inclusive, laid before the County Council, I find the average sum set down for the maintenance of the road during each half-year to be £2,910. This would imply an annual expenditure of £5,820. Proceeding on my former assumption that the district north of the Teremakau is fairly chargeable with a third of this sum, £1,940 must be set apart yearly to cover this item. The inhabitants of the northern portion of tho County evidently derive but little advantage from this road, in return for the enormous yearly outlay to which they must contribute ; and it is not unreasonable to suppose that, if the matter were submitted to arbitration, the remoteness of the district from the line of road would be taken into consideration, and would go far as an argument for mitigating the burden of taxation on this account. Number of Officials employed by the County of Westland north of the Teremakau, with their Salaries. It is not contended, even by those who are most favourable to annexation, that any considerable saving in salaries would be effected by tho proposed change, but merely that the service on both sides of the Grey would become more efficient. The Eesident Magistrate's Court at Cobden might, for instance, be dispensed with, as the Court at Greymouth would be sufficient for tho requirements of the lower part of the Valley of the Grey, on both sides of the river; while the present Magistrate and Warden on the Nelson side, much of whose time is wasted in travelling between Cobdon and the Ahaura, would be able to devote his undivided attention to the upper part of the Valley. Tho services of the police would also be available over a much larger area, the machinery of the department would be less cumbrous, and some slight economies might be effected by reducing the staff of officers, who are out of all proportion to the number of privates. The total number of officials at present employed by the County in the district north of the Teremakau is seventeen ; but the salaries of seven of these, including tho Harbour and Customs Departments, are borne equally by Nelson and Westland. The yearly expenditure in salaries alone is £3,884 10s. Road to connect Greymouth with the Greenstone. As tho Greenstone Diggings are now connected with Hokitika by an excellent metalled road, whereas they are at present unapproachable from Greymouth, the whole of the traffic and much of the revenue is naturally diverted to the former place. It would therefore become a matter of importance, in the event of annexation being carried out, to open up communication between the Greenstone and Greymouth, either by a metalled track or a tramway. With the view of obtaining some idea as to the probable cost of this work and the difficulties to bo overcome, I have traversed the country between the Greenstone and Marsden, to which point a tramway from Greymouth has been completed, the distance to the latter place being ten miles; seven miles remain to be completed, through a rough, wooded country. It did not appear to me that there were any formidable obstacles to carrying a tramway through to Marsden. The cost is estimated, by men who have had experience in this kind of work, at from £800 to £900 per mile, including bridges over the Blackwater and New Bivers. This work would open up a considerable tract of country known to be auriferous. lam given to understand that a subsidy of £2,000 would be sufficient to induce capitalists to undertake the work at their own cost and risk. Greymouth Protective Works and Borough Revenue. I have been at some pains to ascertain what amount has been expended in protecting the river bank to the present date, what is likely to be tho annual cost of maintaining the wrorks, and what revenue is derived from wharf dues and from the Borough rate, raised mainly to defray the cost of repairing the river works. The total cost of these w rorks, up to 30th June, 1870, is £7,295 14s. Id. A.v unprofessional opinion on a subject of this kind is not worth much, but it appeared to me that the works are very substantially constructed, the piles being driven to a depth of 20 feet; and that from the conformation of the bank the upper end of the work is effectually secured by a natural breakwater of rock, which prevents the river from taking the defences in rear —the chief danger to be apprehended in river works. The annual cost of maintenance is reckoned at £1,000, which seems a reasonable estimate. Tho Borough rate of Is. in tho pound has yielded £1,229 16s. yearly, taking the average of tho last three years. The tonnage dues and wharfage rates for the past year amount to £1,373 4s. Bd., and the revenue from other sources, such as licenses, Sec, to £174 ss. 6d. It will thus be seen that there is a sufficient margin to cover a much larger yearly expenditure on repairs than is likely to be required, and that it is extremely improbable that the maintenance of these works would become a burden on Nelson. The valuation of the property in tho Borough, taken on the rental, is £28,730. Unless I have altogether failed to make myself understood in the foregoing statements, a brief recapitulation of the principal points to which I have directed my attention in this enquiry, and a summary of the conclusions that I have drawn, are all that is now required. I have endeavoured to show— Ist. That the revenue of the district north of tho Teremakau is likely to be permanent, and has even increased largely of late. 2

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2nd. That the necessary expenditure, including the heavy liabilities on account of interest and tho maintenance of the road to Christchurch, is still so far within the actual yearly income that a balance of several thousand pounds is available annually for roads, bridges, and other public works, leaving a considerable margin to meet Provincial charges and extraordinary contingencies. 3rd. That the amalgamation of the various departments with those of Nelson would add largely to the efficiency of the Government on both sides of the Grey. 4th. That a considerable money saving would be effected thereby. sth. That the district in question would well repay a moderate outlay on roads and bridges. 6th. That there are but slight grounds for supposing that the Province of Nelson is injured to any appreciable extent by the present system of dividing the gold duty with the County of Westland. His Honor the Superintendent of the I have, &c, Province of Nelson. W. C. Hodgson.

A 1. RETURN of Revenue derived from that portion of the County of Westland north of the Teremakau, for the Year ending 30th June, 1870.

Chistoms — Gold duty Import duty and miscellaneous receipts ... £ s. d. 6,043 7 1 9,001 14 9 £ s. d. Post Office receipts... felegraph receipts ... 15,045 1 10 1,323 17 3 967 3 6 Warden's Court— Greymouth receipts Greenstone receipts 4,172 3 2,972 12 0 8 7,144 15 8 Resident Magistrate's Court —■ Greymouth receipts Greenstone receipts 1,416 18 379 0 0 6 1,795 18 6 99 6 0 46 0 0 682 18 9 District Court receipts Land Stamp duties £27,105 1 B. Compaeative Beturn of Bevenue collected at the Port of Greyi 30th June, 1869, and 30th June, 18 louth durin: 0. thTears ending 1868-69. 1869-70. Value. Value. Gold duty Import duty Miscellaneous Eevenue £ s. d. 12,555 13 5 43,607 3 7 303 9 1 £ 13,887 47, 747 262 s. d. 6 2 1 5 3 9 £56,466 6 1 £61,896 11 4 Expoet Beturn for the above stated Periods. 1868-69. 1869-70. Articles. Value. Articles. Value. loals, 602 tons fiscellaneous £ 637 4, 200 s. d. 0 0 0 0 Coals, 867 tons Miscellaneous £ 794 2,963 s. d. 0 0 0 0 £4837 0 0 £3, 757 0 0 'otal Eevenue from all sourc ;es for above period £118,362 17 5 'otal number of ounces of G< Nelson Westland old exported — Ounces. 125,696 85, 856 211,552

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C. DEPARTMENTS of the General Government Provincially charged against the County of Westland.

D. APPROXIMATE Estimate of Expenditure in the District north of the Teremakau from July 1, 1869, to June 30, 1870; showing also what Seductions may bo made if the District be annexed to the Province of Nelson, and what Balance would be available for Public Works.

£ s. d. £ s. d, iVaste Lands Department —- Commissioner of Crown Lands treasury Department — Beceiver of Bevenue Itamp Department— Deputy Commissioner Clerk 500 0 C 400 0 C 50 100 0 0 0 0 150 0 C Sectoral— Begistration Officer and Beturning Officer Supreme Court — Begistrar Clerk and Deputy Begistrar ... 250 180 0 0 0 0 50 0 C 430 0 C District Court — Judge jands and Deeds Begistry — Begistrar of Deeds Clerk 250 125 0 0 0 0 600 0 C 375 0 C Defence— Adjutant Capitation Grant 300 614 0 5 0 0 914 5 C 280 15 C Contingencies —about £3,700 0

Present Expenditure. Proposed Expenditure. Salaries of County officials Ditto General Government, one-half to Nelson Ditto Post Office ... Volunteers, one-third Telegraph Department District Judge, Witnesses, Beturning Officer, &c. County Chairman's Department, one-third ... Ditto Treasurer's ditto, one-third Ditto Council ditto, one-third ... Contingent expenses, Bolice, one-third Gaol salaries, one-third Ditto contingencies, rations, &c, one-third Waste Lands Board, one-third ... Survey Department, one-third ... Engineer's Department, one-third Weights and Measures, one-third Maintenance of Lunatic Asylum, one-third Education, one-third County Departments, Solicitor, Surgeon, &c, one-third Ditto subsidy to Greymouth Hospital ... ... Greymouth and Pounamu Court Houses ... Protective works, Greymouth ... Boads to Arnold, &c. Maintenance of road to Christchurch, one-third Fuel, light, printing, and other contingencies £ s. d. 3,884 10 0 798 5 0 1,152 10 10 350 0 0 210 0 0 1,039 13 4 400 0 0 241 13 4 350 0 0 441 13 4 739 18 0 560 0 0 116 13 4 813 3 4 483 3 _ 133 3 4 633 3 4 716 13 4 368 13 4 1,400 0 0 880 0 0 2,510 0 0 1,850 0 0 1,550 0 0 1,250 0 0 £ s. d. 3,884 10 0 798 5 0 1,152 10 10 350 0 0 210 0 0 475 13 4 441 13 4 200 0 0 150 0 0 550 0 0 716 13 4 1,400 0 0 1,550 0 0 1,250 0 0 9,742 11 4 Balance Total proposed Expenditure £22,872 17 2 £22,872 17 2 £13,130 5 10

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E. Comparative Return of Revenue collected in the Grey Valley District during the Years 1868-69 and 1869-70, inclusive.

Nelson —Grey. Wcstlam 1—Grey. 1868-69. 1869-70. 1868-69. 1869-70. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Customs — Gold duty 7,867 15 3 7,843 19 1 4,687 18 2 6,043 . Import duties, &c 8,233 4 10 9,00114 9 8,233 4 10 9,0011. 7,867 15 3 8,233 4 10 7,843 19 9,001 14 1 9 4,687 18 2 8,233 4 10 6,043 7 9,001 14 1 9 16,101 0 1 10,845 13 10 12,921 3 0 15.045 ] Warden's Court 6,958 3 3 7,374 13 9 4,369 18 6 7,144 IE Eesident Magistrate's Court ... 593 6 2 1,192 5 1 1,014 15 3 1,795 1£23.652 9 6 25.412 12 8 18.305 16 9 23 985 IP 16,101 6,958 593 0 3 0 1 3 2 16,845 13 10 7,374 13 9 1,192 5 1 12,921 3 4,369 18 1,014 15 0 6 3 15.015 1 10 7,144 15 8 1,795 18 6 £23,652 9 6 25,412 12 8 18,305 16 9 23,985 16 0 sio,u-i v u _._,y.u-. j._ o _._,___> _o y z_,a80 lt F. Schedule of Officials employed by the County of Westland in the District north of the Teremakau, with their Salaries. £ s. d. 1 Warden 1 Clerk to Bench 1 Warden's Clerk 1 Bailiff 1 Sub-Inspector of Police... 1 Mounted Constable, at 12s. per diem 1 First Class Sergeant, at 14s. per diem 1 Second Class Sergeant, at 13s. 6d. per diem 1 Third Class Sergeant, at 13s. per diem 4 First Class Constables, at lis. per diem 1 Female Searcher, at Is. 6d. per diem 1 Harbour Master, at £300 per annum (half to Nelson) 1 Signalman, at £192 per annum (half to Nelson) 1 District Surveyor 500 0 0 300 0 0 250 0 0 150 0 0 300 0 0 219 0 0 255 10 0 246 7 6 237 5 0 803 0 0 27 7 6 150 0 0 96 0 0 350 0 0 £3,884 10 0 G. Beturn showing Beceipts, Sec, of Greymouth Borough Council, for tho Zear end 1870. ding 30th June, Revenue of 1869-70. £ g. cl. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Tonnage dues ... ... ... ... ... 584 12 10 Wharfage rates ... ... ... ... ... 788 1.1 10 584 12 10 788 11 10 Balance of 1868 Borough rates ... ... ... 69 15 0 Ditto 1869 ditto ... ... ... 1,263 4 0 Ditto 1870 ditto ... ... ... 1,124 13 0 69 15 1,263 4 1,124 13 0 0 ■ 0 i.,'070 _ S 9 _,.«.. 19. n 1,373 4 8 County Council grant in aid of protective works ... ... ... Subsidy to rates from Native Department Bent of land, sheds, &c. ... ... ... ... 100 10 0 Licenses —Carters, Boatmen, Hawkers, Sec ... ... 124 12 0 Fines and penalties ... ... ... ... 5036 .5,4(07 1_. U 2,510 0 0 500 0 0 2,457 12 2,510 0 500 0 0 0 0 100 10 124 12 50 3 0 0 6 275 5 6 £7,110 2 2

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G. — continued.

Staff of the Borough Council. £ s. d. £ s. d. fown Clerk, also Treasurer and Borough Bate Collector Cown Surveyor, also Wharfage and Tonnage Collector fown Solicitor "nspector of Nuisances Dangerous Goods Storekeeper ... 300 0 250 0 50 0 25 0 Fees. 0 0 0 0 625 0 0 fotal expenditure on river protective works to 30th June, 1870 Estimated cost of keeping same in repair (annual) Cho Borough rate is 5 per cent, for three years ending 1870, struck specially for protective works, and levied on property valued at £ a. 7,295 14 1,000 0 28,730 0 d. 0 0 0 H. Return of Eevenue, Expenditure, &c, Sec, of the Bostal Department, Greymou Financial Tears ending respectively 30th June, 1869, and 30th June, 1 ith, for the 1 1870. Lth, for the two .870. tw( Revenue. Amount. Expenditure. Amount. I uly, 1868, to June, 1869 (uly, 1869, to June, 1870 £ S. d. 1,208 9 6 1,323 17 3 July, 1868, to June, 1869 July, 1869, to June, 1870 £ s. d. 1,212 12 0 1,152 10 10 STAMP DUTIES. ruly, 1868, to June, 1869 luly, 1869, to June, 1870 597 17 682 18 2 9 SAVINGS BANKS DEPOSITS. SAVINGS BANKS DEPOSITS. No. "uly, 1868, to June, 1869 663 uly, 1869, to June, 1870 807 15,467 9 13,992 16 2 0 July, 1868, to June, 1869 July, 1869, to June, 1870 No. 372 526 10,286 13 11,895 6 0 7 MONET OEDEES ISSUED. uly, 1868, to June, 1869 1,091 uly, 1869, to June, 1870 1,301 5,950 19 6,300 18 4 6 MONET OEDEES PAID. July, 1868, to June, 1869 July, 1869, to June, 1870 231 339 1,195 13 1,581 18 3 3 LE'ITISBS AND NeWSPAPEES. Recei ived. Despatched. Total ] umbi Dosi ir Received latched. am Letters. Newspapers. Letters. Newspapers. Letters Newspapers. uly, 1868, to June, 1869 uly, 1869, to June, 1870 87,315 85,283 53,801 98,949 96,140 43,025 53,137 186,21 181,4! 14 !3 96,816 118,066